34.7% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2913, ACT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2913, ACT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of the people in postcode 2913 were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This creates a diverse community where nearly 35% of residents arrived from other countries, reflecting a significant increase in international migration over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 28.1% and English at 26.6%, followed by Irish, Chinese, and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 34.7%, which is well above the Australian Capital Territory figure. While 62.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 6.2% and China at 4.0%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2913, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2913/2913-act/topic/ancestry-heritage